School board finalized the project – time to vote

After months of decision making a proposal was finally completed at Wednesday’s meeting. If approved by voters in a referendum this October, the five-year long project will begin in the spring of 2012 and will include:

Renovation to parts of the middle school

Renovation to Milton Terrace North Elementary School

Renovation to Malta Avenue Elementary School

Construction of a new two-story building at the Wood Road Complex

Moving the district offices to a new building at Wood Road

Demolition of the Milton Terrace South Building

A grant and state building aid will contribute $33.68 million to the $49.3 million project. Officials expect the final end result of the project to be an additional $1.60 per year for taxpayers.

The referendum vote will be on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. The second phase of the project will be part of a second vote in fall of 2013.